Buying a song twice if you want to use it for your ring tone on iphone

[ericgtr]

I went to use a song I purchased as a ring tone in itunes, which makes the process quit simple. Only thing is there is another "buy" button. I already bought the song, now I need to pay again to use it as my ring tone?

I am not one to stick up for the pirates out there but you can hardly blame people with business practices like this. What bullshit.

[BlooInBloo]

1. Thank gawd for bittorrent.

[customerserviceguy]

2. I'm glad that I was satisfied

with the ring tones that came with my phone.

And does it cost you money to have some bit of a song to annoy people with when they call you, that they are forced to listen to if they want to get ahold of you or leave you a message?

[frylock]

6. why don't you put your phone on vibrate?

you see, that way i don't have to listen to your annoying ringtone when someone wants to get ahold (sic) of you or leave you a message?

[SidDithers]

3. You can convert mp3's to aac, then use them for ringtones...

couple of links to instructions here:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/156234/turn_any_mp3_into_an_iphone_ringtone.html
http://www.labnol.org/software/make-iphone-ringtons-with-free-itunes/4738/

I'm using the Baba O'Reilly opening right now.

Sid

[ericgtr]

5. Here's the instructions I am using for iTunes 8

Until they grow some scruples this is how I will be handling it. http://www.intomobile.com/2008/10/07/iphone-ringtones-create-free-iphone-ringtones-using-itunes-8.html

[Cronus Protagonist]

4. Welcome to the Mac way of doing things

It's their way or the highway.

[eeyore]

7. RIAA, ASCAP and BMI - not Apple

In order for Apple to even have the iTunes store, they had to negotiate terms with the RIAA, ASCAP and BMI. One or all of those organizations may have required a separate licensing fee for ringtones. Such is the way of intellectual property law. It's a goddamn miracle that there is an iTunes store at all, given the luddite attitudes of those organizations when it comes to digital media. Don't blame Apple, they've cleared the path for damn nearly everything that's happened with legal music downloads so far.

[Cronus Protagonist]

8. I don't have that restriciton on my AT&T Tile

Go figure!

[TahitiNut]

9. There are people all over the world in sympathy with that hardship.

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